Reviews

''orobas - cd of the year (2006)'',Editor`s choice-JEFF TAMARKIN ,GLOBAL RHYTHM

''koby israelite,the genius of tzadik''- SAMUELE BOSCHELLI, ROCKLAB

''Tremendous flair of composition,instrumental acumen,humor and an ability to shift generes without batting an eye''-ALLMUSIC

''You can kiss your expectations goodbye;'JEFF TAMARKIN, GLOBAL RHYTHM

''Such compositions run the risk of sounding overly wrought,but from the start,;;Dance of the idiots;; is spacious,fun and joyously imaginative'' TOM BOJKO< JAPAN TIMES

squidsear review- Orobas Book Of Angels Vol. 4

It is interesting to compare this edition of Zorn's material to the other guitar-driven Zorn CD I'm reviewing today, Rashanim's Masada Rocks. Where Madof's guitar tests and interprets similar melodies and riffs, Israelite provides the more colorful interpretations of the material. I enjoy both very much, but whenever this is the CD on the changer, I can't help but reflect what happens when a fuller band, especially one that benefits from Sid Gauld's trumpet, is covering a number such as Khabiel. The trumpet plays of the arrangement's early-electric-guitar-inflected reverb to wonderful effect. The sudden transition to piano and nonesense-syllable voice is great.

rainlore's world of music review - Dance Of The Idiots

At long last it's here - Koby Israelite's new album Mood Swings has recently been released on Tzadik. I'd been itching to get my grubby mitts on it for a long while, especially after hearing a few early "previews". Was it worth the wait? You bet! Mood Swings is more than a worthy successor to Dance Of The Idiots, it takes up where Idiots left off and presents a whole new dimension.

squidsear review - Is He Listening?

Over four albums in six years (including one of John Zorn's Masada compositions), Koby Israelite has been one of the more consistently polished and satisfying artists under the "Radical Jewish Culture" rubric.

mail-archive review - Dance of the Idiots

"Dance of the Idiots" is a journey of exploration of Jewish music and the Jewish experience on a truly Homerian scale.

klezmershack review - Dance of the Idiots

his is a brilliant debut album by London-based Israeli expat Koby Israelite. It feels more than appropriate that this is released on John Zorn's Tzadik label. With a talented ensemble of Israeli and British musicians, he smashes dozens of styles and genres together. Israelite creates not a new unified style, but instead a hip hop pastiche of Jewish identity and incredible music.